EMDR Trauma Healing Workbook

NEGATIVE VS. POSITIVE COGNITIONS CONTINUED

SAFETY/VULNERABILITY

POSITIVE COGNITION

NEGATIVE COGNITION

Lack of trust in oneself and others. Fear of expressing and sharing one's thoughts, feelings, and needs. Difficulty in setting and maintaining boundaries. Difficulty in asking for help and support. Fear of new experiences and perspectives. Fear of failure and rejection. Difficulty in being honest and authentic with oneself and others. Fear of change and growth. Difficulty in taking care of one's physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Difficulty in forming and maintaining healthy and supportive relationships. Automatic thoughts such as "I can't do anything right" Overgeneralizing "nothing ever goes my way" Mind reading "I know they're going to say no" Should statements "I should have made a different choice" Personalization "It's my fault" Blaming "It's their fault" Catastrophizing "This is going to be a disaster" Discounting the positive "It doesn't count, it was just luck" Global labeling "I'm a failure" Emotional reasoning "I feel hopeless, so it must be hopeless" NEGATIVE COGNITION

Trusting oneself and others. Feeling safe in expressing and sharing one's thoughts, feelings, and needs. Being able to set and maintain healthy boundaries. Being able to ask for help and support when needed. Being open to new experiences and perspectives. Being able to take risks and learn from failures. Being able to be honest and authentic with oneself and others. Being able to be open to change and growth. Being able to take care of one's physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Being able to form and maintain healthy and supportive relationships Recognizing and accepting personal responsibility for one's choices and actions Setting and achieving personal goals Being able to distinguish between what is and isn't within one's control Being able to make decisions with confidence Being able to learn from past experiences and choices Being able to take calculated risks Being able to adapt to change and uncertainty Being able to set and maintain boundaries Being able to take care of oneself physically, emotionally, and mentally Being able to make choices that align with one's values and beliefs POSITIVE COGNITION

CONTROL/CHOICE